Second Reading

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Commentary on Romans 13:8-14

Paul’s letter to the Roman believers is saturated in the Scriptures of Israel—Torah, Prophets, and [...]

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Commentary on Romans 12:9-21

“Love is (to be) unpretentious!” (hē agape anypokritos, Romans 12:9). This is the opening salvo [...]

Photo of Light Through Trees
Commentary on Romans 12:1-8

When Christ’s great emissary to the nations pivots from expounding the extraordinary good news message [...]

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Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

I believe it was New Testament Scholar Pamela Eisenbaum, who [...]

Detail from Jesus Feeding the 5000 from the Hagia Sophia.
Commentary on Romans 9:1-5

We find in this week’s epistle lesson a moment of tenderness. In the middle of [...]

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel by Gaspard Dughet.
Commentary on Romans 10:5-15

This text occurs in the midst of a longer argument Paul develops that addresses the [...]

loaves of bread
Commentary on Romans 8:26-39

From theological platitudes to doctrines of predestination, this passage is full of verses that make [...]

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Commentary on Romans 8:12-25

Has anyone ever told you that you need an attitude adjustment? Maybe you heard it [...]

Commentary on Romans 8:1-11

In Romans 7:15-25, Paul concludes that both the law and the individual’s will, while not [...]

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Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a

In Romans 7, Paul has at least two points to make: (1) the law is [...]